Thursday, May 9, 2013

Plants - Embryophytes - Tracheophytes - "Gymnosperms"

Life on Earth - 03 - The First Forests (34:10-42:00)

Classifying Nonflowering Plants by Francine D. Galko
First Field Guide: Trees, National Audubon Society
Plants and Plant Life, Vol. 8: Conifers by Michael Allaby
From Tree to Paper by Pam Marshall

Vocabulary Added:
cycad: palm (which is dumb, because it's not a palm)
conifer: cone-bearer
ginkgo: silver fruit (with apologies for its long etymological journey into English)

Discussion:
Ways of protecting seeds - cones, shells, nuts, etc.

Activity:
Add cycad, ginko, and conifer to the Plant Kingdom tree
Collect pine cones; open them up and look inside.  Look for mature/immature cones on trees.  See how many types you can find.

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